ATTRACTIONS

AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza 415.972.2000
AT&T Park is home to the San Francisco Giants. The ballpark
was completed in 2000 and seats 45,000, and there’s
not a bad seat in the house. The ballpark is located South
of Market by McCovey Cove. Parking is available in lots A,
B and C for $15, however, lots fill up quickly. Alternatively,
MUNI runs a special shuttle from Market Street, which connects
to BART and other MUNI lines, and the Folsom Street MUNI line
stops at Hills Plaza's doorstep and transports passengers
to the ballpark. For more information, visit the Giant’s
Web site for game schedule, seating charts, ticket information,
and driving directions.

San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street 415.357.4000
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opened in 1935 and
was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to twentieth-century
art. The Third Street location opened in 1995 and was designed
by renowned Swiss architect Mario Botta. It houses an impressive
permanent collection of painting & sculpture; architecture
& design; photography; and media arts. SFMOMA has undertaken
an extremely active special exhibitions program, both organizing
and hosting traveling exhibitions.

The Museum also has an education and
public programs division that offers special exhibition-related
events such as artists' talks and lectures; talks and classes
about art history; tours for schools, adult groups, and walk-in
visitors; family days; monthly hands-on family studios; and
creative projects for youth with all levels of familiarity
with modern and contemporary art. For more information, visit
the SF MOMA's web site at www.sfmoma.org.

THEATRE DISTRICT

American
Conservatory Theatre
415 Geary Boulevard 415.749.2228
The American Conservatory Theatre is an acclaimed training
institution and regional theater. It's premier performance
was in 1967 and in 1979 won a Tony Award for outstanding theater
performance and training. The theatre is located just one
block from Union Square between Mason and Taylor Streets.

Curran
Theatre
445 Geary Street 415.551.2000
The Curran's premiere performance was September 1922 and was
called the "handsomest theatre on the coast." After
extensive renovations in 1993 - made to accommodate the five
year engagement of Andrew Lloyd Webber's mega hit musical,
The Phantom of the Opera - the Curran Theatre continues
to thrive under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays and
Scott E. Nederlander. The theatre is located just one block
from Union Square between Mason and Taylor Streets.

Golden
Gate Theatre
1 Taylor Street 415.551.2000
The Golden Gate Theatre opened in 1922 with much fanfare,
including lines that wrapped around the block. Protocol necessitated
that gentlemen wear top hats and that ladies be dressed in
formal gowns when attending the Golden Gate. The grand opening
was a highlight on the social calendar in San Francisco. As
a key player in the Best of Broadway seasons since 1979, the
Golden Gate Theatre has hosted show-stopping musicals. The
theatre is located just off Market Street between Taylor and
Jones Streets.

Orpheum
Theatre
1192 Market Street 415.551.2000
This theatre originally opened as a vaudeville theatre in
1926. Through the years, the theatre evolved from vaudeville
performances to a movie house and then in 1970, an American
Conservatory Theatre production of the breakthrough musical,
Hair, was presented and the appearance of the irreverent
"tribe" on-stage signaled the reawakening of the
Market Street building as a home of legitimate theatre in
San Francisco. Today, As the Best of Broadway series continues
to play under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays and
Scott E. Nederlander, the Orpheum Theatre light continues
to shine bright. The theatre is located just off Market Street
between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets.

Theatre
on the Square
450 Post Street 415.433.9500
Theatre On The Square was originally a stately meeting hall
on the second floor of this uniquely styled, Mediterranean-Gothic
building. The Theatre's premier performance was June 1982
with the Tony nominated and Pulitzer Prize winning Talley's
Folly by Landford Wilson. Theatre On The Square has presented
over 60 productions including some of Broadway's finest Tony
award winners. The Theatre and box office is located on the
2nd floor of The Kensington Park Hotel just a half block from
Union Square between Mason and Powell Streets.

Embarcadero
Center
Sacramento and Clay, Battery and Justin Herman Plaza 415.772.0500
The shopping center consists of four multi-level buildings
spanning six blocks along the edge of the San Francisco historic
waterfront district. The shopping center features more than
125 nationally and locally renowned retailers, indoor and
outdoor dining venues, and a five-screen cinema.

Union Square
50 Post Street 415.393.1505
Union Square is bounded by Stockton, Powell, Post and Geary
streets, and features a manicured park with the naval monument
topped with a bronze Goddess of Victory, erected in 1903.
The city’s first American mayor, John Geary, named Union
Square on the eve of the Civil War because demonstrations
were held here in support of Union’s troops. Today,
Union Square is the heart of The City’s shopping district
offering major department stores, jewelry stores, haute couture,
galleries, restaurants and theatres. Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman-Marcus,
Tiffany, Chanel, Burberry are just a sample from this shoppers’
paradise.